General

Wednesday

9th Jul 2025

Bridget Phillipson reveals the principles that bind together reform agenda
The education secretary Bridget Phillipson delivered an end of academic year speech to an event in Westminster. Read that speech below.
Bridget Phillipson

Tuesday

8th Jul 2025

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
The government's Best Start in Life strategy is aimed at tackling educational disadvantage

Monday

7th Jul 2025

Why government should pause the schools bill
If Labour really wants excellence for every child, it would do well to rethink this much-criticised piece of legislation, says the director of the New Schools Network
Man holding STOP sign

Thursday

3rd Jul 2025

Too many chiefs? The debate over MATs having joint CEOs
With two multi-academy trust mergers proposing a dual-CEO leadership model, Dan Worth investigates how common this approach is – and whether it can really work
Two people dancing

Wednesday

2nd Jul 2025

5 ways schools can help students dealing with family conflict
Relationship breakdowns in families are the most common cause of teenagers sleeping rough, says Colin Waters, who sets out what schools can do
Family arguing
The parental leave review: a chance to boost teacher retention
The government’s review of parental leave could have a big impact on education – but there is plenty schools can do now to better support new parents, says Dr Sarah Mullin
How the government's review of parental leave could improve teacher retention

Tuesday

1st Jul 2025

The Pisa test and world rankings: everything you need to know
The Pisa test assesses education outcomes in 81 countries and economies. This guide explains how the tests are run, what is tested and what they tell us about schooling around the world
PISA tests and world rankings: everything you need to know

Monday

30th Jun 2025

If the government won’t develop future CEOs, trusts must step up
With the funding for the government’s trust CEO development course ending, the sector needs to ensure that it is filling the void, says Becks Boomer-Clark
Baseball player at the plate

Friday

27th Jun 2025

How we’re making teacher training more relevant to the community
The director of ITT at a trust explains how it is tailoring its training to include localised knowledge that will ensure new teachers are in tune with the needs of their schools
Tailor's dummy

Thursday

26th Jun 2025

Most EHCP decisions miss 20-week deadline
Another huge increase in requests shows the system creaking under demand, amid suggestions government is considering overhauling how EHCPs are issued
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AI advances lay bare sluggishness of Scottish education reform
Change in Scottish education is proving slow – but could the forthcoming election focus minds when it comes to the promised reduction in teachers’ class-contact time, asks Emma Seith
Students in class with ipads

Wednesday

25th Jun 2025

Why ‘additional registration’ gives flexibility but keeps up standards
More teachers could be making use of the opportunity to gain registration across both primary and secondary schools, says the chief executive of the General Teaching Council for Scotland
flexible working